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mung bean
/
mʌŋ
/
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[
muhng
]
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noun
1.
a plant,
Vigna radiata,
of the legume family, cultivated for its edible seeds, pods, and young sprouts.
2.
the seed or pod of this plant.
Also called
gram
,
green gram.
Origin:
1905–10;
earlier
moong
<
Hindi
mū̃g,
variant of
mūg;
compare
Pali,
Prakrit
mugga,
Sanskrit
mudga
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mung bean
(mʌŋ)
—
n
1.
an E Asian bean plant,
Phaseolus aureus,
grown for forage and as the source of bean sprouts used in oriental cookery
2.
the seed of this plant
[C20
mung,
changed from
mungo,
from Tamil
mūngu,
ultimately from Sanskrit
mudga
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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